# SAM #W911SD-26-Q-A014 USMA GYM-A Custom Shirt Requirement and Small-Business Market Research **Buyer:** MICC West Point **Posted:** November 03, 2026 **Respond By:** November 06, 2026 **Identifier:** W911SD-26-Q-A014 **NAICS:** 315250, 315210 The U.S. Army is gathering small-business capability information for custom GYM-A shirts for the U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets. - **Government buyer:** U.S. Army, U.S. Military Academy (USMA), through MICC-West Point; the specifications identify LRC West Point and USMA West Point. - **Products and quantities:** Black short-sleeve and long-sleeve GYM-A shirts. The attachments provide differing quantity schedules: one lists 7,200 short-sleeve and 3,600 long-sleeve shirts; the other lists annual quantities of 4,000 short-sleeve shirts with white write-on nameplates, 5,200 regular printed short-sleeve shirts, and 3,900 standard long-sleeve shirts. Quantities and sizes should be confirmed against the governing specifications. - **Customization and requirements:** Shirts require the Army Gold USMA crest and, for printed versions, cadet last names in specified lettering and placement. The nameplate version has a blank, laundry-durable, marker-friendly white cotton twill patch. Shirts are packaged by cadet and size, with specified box organization and packing lists. Contractor-caused name or size errors require no-cost replacement. - **Delivery and performance:** The Government supplies cadet names and sizes in batches. Delivery is generally required within 60 days of receiving batch information; replacements are due within 7 days after notification. One attachment specifies an additional delivery deadline for nameplate shirts. - **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, brands, or vendors are named in the notice or attachment summaries. Potential apparel competitors are listed separately. - **Market research:** The Army seeks information about supplier capability, relevant experience, commercial availability and pricing, delivery and warranty terms, and ways to encourage competition. This is not a request for quotes or proposals; a small-business set-aside may be considered. ### Description

Subject: Sources Sought for U.S. Army United States Military Academy (USMA) West Point Athletic Physical Fitness Uniform Shirts (APFU-GYM A Shirts)

 W911SD-26-Q-A014

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY.

The U.S. Government desires to procure supplies for West Point APFU-GYM A Shirts on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to the sources sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside. 

Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside.  We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. 

This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to the sources sought notice.  The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder.  Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued.  

If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry, www.sam.gov.

It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. 

The anticipated NAICS code(s) is/are: 315210

A need is anticipated for the Athletic Physical Fitness Uniform Shirts (APFU-GYM A Shirts)

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1.  Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status and the corresponding NAICS code.

2.  Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not.  Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3.  Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

Requirements:

GYM-A Black Shirts for the Corp of Cadets for the USMA conforming to the below specifications and delivery schedule (Short Sleeve & Long Sleeve).

DETAILED SIZING, MEASUREMENTS & ANNUAL QUANTITIES

WRITE-ON NAMEPLATE SPECIFICATIONS

PLEBE CLASS CONTRACT BATCHING & DELIVERY RULES

PACKAGING & BUNDLING INSTRUCTIONS

4.  Information to help determine if the requirement for Athletic Physical Fitness Uniform Shirts (APFU-GYM A Shirts) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5.  Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6.  Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Governmentwide point of entry www.SAM.gov. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7.  Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.

[View original listing](https://sam.gov/opp/f94807d0838f42f08697eb80ec224719/view)